With a release date set for July 1, 2011, the third installment of the Michael Bay-directed "Transformers" series is currently scouting filming locations for the remainder of this year. One possible location could end up being Chicago's own Michigan Avenue. "They are looking at very identifiable places that say 'Chicago' in a hurry, and Michigan Avenue is one of those," said Rich Moskal, director of the Chicago Film Office, to the Chicago Sun-Times. more ›

Monday night, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull star Shia LeBeouf humorously recounted on The Late Show the circumstances behind his November arrest at a Chicago Walgreens last November. He told David Letterman how the trouble began from having too much of the ol’ “magic sauce,” then thrice marching from his hotel to Walgreens (we remember it being the one at Michigan and Chicago Ave.) to buy cigarettes, getting distracted by acne cream and gummy bears, and his swelling drunken frustration, which ultimately led to a scuffle with the Walgreens security guard and a misdemeanor criminal trespassing charge. more ›

The City's settlement in the Burge case has stalled again. Again. Really cute profile of a children's television production company based right here. "Well, the shit really hit the fan last night. And it was the CEILING fan. Maybe I should find a new taqueria." Nothing to do with anything, but we just lost 20 minutes going through the entire archive, and we loved every second. Hey, ladies, don't forget to have a bunch... more ›

Shia LaBeouf, whose work on Even Stevens we still remember fondly, was arrested early yesterday morning for refusing to leave the Walgreens at 757 N. Michigan. Sigh. That's a good Walgreens. A security guard asked LaBeouf to leave the store because the actor appeared drunk, but LaBeouf refused, and eventually the police came and arrested him on charges of criminal trespassing. LaBeouf is in town filming a movie. According to IMDb, LaBeouf only has two... more ›